Joint for railways



No. 625,455. Patented May 23, I899. 0., MILLE J0lNT.FOB BAIL 8.(Application flied Nov. :30, 1898.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR MILLER, OF MOUNTAIN GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA.

JOINT FOR RAILWAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,455, dated May 23,1899.

Application filed November 30, 1898. Serial No. 697,819. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OSCAR MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mountain Grove, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inJoints for Railways; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in jointsfor railwayrails, and has for its object to provide a joint which willprevent each rail from moving independently of the adjacent rail withwhich it is connected and at the same time to simplify and render thestructure more effective in operation.

lVith this object in View my invention consists in the improvedconstruction, arrangement, and combination of the parts hereinafterfully described and afterward specifically point-ed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings,

forming a part of this specification, wherein like figures of referenceindicate similar parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1is a top plan View of one end of a rail. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of oneend of the engaging rail. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional Viewshowing a portion of the fishplate. Fig. 4 is a side elevationshowingthe fish-plate in position. Fig. 5 is an end view of thefish-plate.

Referring to the drawings by reference-figures, l and 2 designateportions of two adjacent rails, composed of the usual bases 3, webs 4,and heads 5. The end of the rail shown has the web 4: increased to thethickness of the head 5.

In Fig. 1 I have shown a part of the head 5 and web at cut away for ashort distance from the abutting end of the rail and terminating in aV-shaped recess 6, the lower end of said recess being below the top faceof the cut-away portion, as shown at 7, Fig. 3. Formed in the top of thecut-away portion of the web is'a triangular-shaped recess 8. Extendingalong the top edge of the cut-away portion and on each side thereof areupwardly-extending flanges 9.

In Fig. 2 I have shown the end of the engaging rail, in which the baseand a portlon of the Web are cut away. The end of said head and theremaining portion of the'web terminate in a V- shaped end 10, which isadapted to engage the V-shaped recess formed in rail 1. Formed integralwith the lower face of the V-shaped end is a projection 11,corresponding in shape to the portion of the recess shown at 6. Formedon thelower face of the web is a triangular-shaped projection 12,corresponding in shape to the recess 8 of the rail 1 and adapted to fittherein. Formed along the lower edge of the web are grooves 13, whichare adapted to receive the flanges 9.

In Fig. 5 I have shown the fish-plate, which consists of a base-plate14, having a flange 15 formed on the upper face thereof. Said base-plate14 has an upward extension 16 formed integral therewith, said extensionbeing adapted to rest against the web of the rail and extending on bothsides of the joint. Said fish-plate is provided with openings 17 toreceive suitable means whereby the rails are fastened to the ties.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction without departing from the spirit of my inventron.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Pat ent, is-- 1. The combination with the interlocking endsof the rails, one of which is provided in the head and web with acut-away portion terminating at the inner end in a V-shaped recess andthe other of which is formed with an extension terminating in a V-shapedend adapted to fit in said cut-away portion and V-shaped recess,combined with a fish-plate having a base'to receive the ends of therails and an upwardly-extending extension adapted to conform to and fitthe side of the rails, substantially as described.

2. In a rail-joint, the combination of the interlocking ends of therails, each of said rails having a web increased in thickness at theends of the rails, one of said rails having an extension formed integralwith one end and the registering end of the enga ing rail having acut-away portion and recess to receive said extension, said extensionsion to fit against one side of the rails, sub- 10 stantialiy asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature having a substantiallytriangular-shaped 111g in presence of two witnesses. formed integraltherewith and adapted to engage in a correspondingly-shaped recessprovided therefor in the Web of the engaging rail, and a fish-platehaving a base to receive said rails and an upwardly-extending exten-OSOAR MILLER.

Witnesses:

SARAH SMITH, R. M. SMITH.

